Following their capture of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Empire's sultans declared themselves to be the lawful successors of the Byzantine emperors who had governed Constantinople. The sultans occasionally adopted the kayser-i Rûm and basileus styles based on the right of conquest.
<h3>What did the Ottomans do after conquering Constantinople?</h3>
Sultan Mehmed II moved the Ottoman Empire's capital from Edirne to Constantinople after the conquest. The Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque, and Istanbul finally replaced Constantinople as the city's name.
With the Sultan as the supreme head of a centralized government with effective authority over its provinces, officials, and citizens, the Ottoman Empire evolved over time into a tyranny.
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